Philippians 2:11
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and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Commentaries
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every tongue--Compare "every knee" (Phi 2:10). In every way He shall be acknowledged as Lord (no longer as "servant," Phi 2:7). As none can fully do so "but by the Holy Ghost" (Co1 12:3), the spirits of good men who are dead, must be the class directly meant, Phi 2:10, "under the earth." to the glory of God the Father--the grand end of Christ's mediatorial office and kingdom, which shall cease when this end shall have been fully realized (Joh 5:19-23, Joh 5:30; Joh 17:1, Joh 17:4-7; Co1 15:24-28).
Open source ↗The apostle proceeds to further exhortations to several duties, to be like-minded, and lowly-minded, which he presses from the example of Christ (Phi 2:1-11), to be diligent and serious in the Christian course (Phi 2:12, Phi 2:13), and to adorn their Christian profession by several suitable graces (Phi 2:14-18). He then concludes with particular notice and commendation of two good ministers, Timothy and Epaphroditus, whom he designed to send to them (Phi 2:19-30).
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If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.